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Most news coming out of the US is quite depressing. Drum beats of civil war coming from both sides. Creeping towards authoritarianism. Hard fought civil rights progress won over generations being reversed. A government in gridlock about most important issues. So even a tidbit of good news like this reflecting what America should be is most welcome!

Yes there is. The problem word is boost. https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/boosting-your-immune-system.html Can You Really Boost Your Immune System? The idea of boosting your immune system is appealing, but is it even possible to build up your immune system so that you rarely get sick? Dr. Suzanne Cassel, an immunologist at Cedars-Sinai, says that the concept of boosting your immune system is inaccurate. There's also widely held confusion about how your immune system functions and how your body is designed to combat diseases and infections.

This is a danger of promoting D. Many people will see that as instead of vaccines. No! In addition. Both.

This is about semantics..

Well I'm with you on one thing. I think global governments should have been promoting Vitamin D as possibly helpful even before vaccines and they still aren't doing that.

The video is more like a biased advertorial than a real documentary.

Look. Bottom line supplementing with D is affordable, not likely to hurt you, and may well help you a lot. So why not? But if you choose 4k iu or more research why you should balance with K. Doses that high without K could hurt you cardiovascularly.

Fort Wayne Indiana from the best low budget list doesn't sound so.bad. Is anyone here familiar with it? Of course it has those brutal midwestern winters but on the other hand its a nice sized smaller population city and they have an Ethiopian restaurant!

Good for you that you have possible repatriation well sorted for yourself..

La Paz Baja is quite popular with expats. Haven't heard too.much about cartel issues there. Of course while I see the draws for the safest cities in Mexico such as Queretaro and Merida, I don't really think cartel violence is often targeted at gringos. Its more like they sometimes get in the way. I wonder about Morelia, a lower cost big city with wonderful attractions. The city is considered reasonably safe but its in one of the most violent states. Similarly Mazatlan.

There is obviously politics involved in any visa crackdown. Political winds change. If short term tourists are good, permanent tourists are good too and they spend on establishing households. That 170 figure was for temp or perm residency?

I'm not convinced yet that Mexico's crackdown on serial 180 day visa runners is a permanent change. My hunch is its more like a shakeout that may last a few years or so. It is true that its very hard to get an appointment at a consulate for temp or perm residence because masses of visa runners. have indeed been pushed into that. Yes the financial requirements have gone up but keep in mind you can also qualify by showing money outside of Mexico and my information says funds in retirement accounts such as IRA are accepted.

1500 a month is poverty level especially if you need to rent. So it's "best" in that context. I reckon those places beat homelessness or living in a car, though I seriously doubt 1500 would cut it above total misery even in those places unless supplemented with savings. Not to mention many people have S.S. checks much lower than 1500.

Maus author speaks. Creeping authoritarianism.

Its my impression that horror stories involving mysterious money vanishing are very common here. Your condo is worthless if the building its in falls apart. Special assessments. Be afraid.

Mexico anyone?

It's very common in newer buildings. Its definitely a major red flag in older buildings. That said major corruption is not rare here regardless.

Up to you. Doctors have been known to be wrong or not up to date on scientific studies. In my knowledge very large doses are typically used to quickly address diagnosed deficiency but then not. 20k IU of course is not a high dose if taken weekly. Recently a doctor sold me pills for another condition. I went home and two minutes of research showed they were very contradicted for me personally. Indeed dangerous. I really don't blindly trust doctors in.general but even more so in Thailand.

Not everyone is you.

In some cases you need to prove that you're physically in the relevant state during the zoom call or if not they can't legally do it Different states different laws.

Again it all depends on the office you're sending the document to. My issue was a real estate title. Thai notary definitely not ok!

A person could change pesos in Europe, the US, and the rest of Latin America, etc. I think a 20 percent discount is fair. The traveling buyer can get a profit and help an expat brother out. But expecting anywhere near a market rate is probably dreaming.

Actually its very difficult to get enough D from DIET alone! You might be thinking of other vitamins. D is more like a hormone.

Often travelers have an excess of local currency near the end of their trips. I think most people tend to just spend it on splurges and souvenir dreck much to the delight of local vendors.

Fun facts. Thailand is ranked 26th in GDP. Mexico 15th. Nerve of them not to trade pesos.